Dan Coughlin is a mobile solution architect with over 20 years of experience advising startups and enterprises on mobile platform strategy, development, and technical roadmapping. He has experience building consumer banking apps and currently leads the platform redesign for an early-stage startup developing a conversational banking app using AI/ML technologies.

1. DAN COUGHLIN | MOBILE SOLUTION ARCHITECT
Creating Market Value through Scalable Mobile Solutions | React Native / Node.js / Swift
201.572.8564 | Boonton Township, NJ | danfunny@me.com | LinkedIn.com/in/coughlindan | Portfolio | Github
PLATFORM STRATEGY | TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP | SOLUTION DESIGN
Mobile architect with deep expertise advising start-up CTOs and enterprise product teams on mobile platform strategy, lifecycle
development, and technical roadmap design to achieve and sustain competitive advantage. Bridges executive vision and
technical execution to ensure operational and commercial viability from pilot to scale, all within sound compliance frameworks.
• Built consumer credit banking application start-up sold to FIS for $40M as CTO and lead engineer.
• Advised multiple start-up CTOs on platform strategy that is compliance-ready, normalized, and dynamic.
• Served as technical expert for multimillion-dollar partnerships in both start-up and enterprise environments.
• Personally developed 2 applications: 4-star contacts export utility (8K sold) and fitness application (5K downloads).
Coaching & Mentoring Technical Teams | PaaS / Cloud-Native | Build, Test, & Deploy Automation | CI/CD | Agile
Disruptive Innovation | Full Stack Development | Client/Executive Presentations | Managing Multisite Scrum Teams
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AGENT IQ, San Francisco, CA (HQ) / Virtual Oct 2018 – Present
Senior Mobile Developer
Recruited to early-stage start-up to lead platform redesign, partnering with server and DevOps engineers on high-availability,
flexible mobile application. Advise on technical trade-offs and roadmapping for solution that leverages AI/ML to deliver
branded conversation experiences to banking consumers, scaling customer engagement without linear increase in resources.
• Rewrote legacy Cordova application in React Native (in < 3 months) and built OIDC-compliant integrations for Okta,
Ping, etc. and other OAuth providers.
• Stood up scalable, audit-ready framework, enabling branding, configuration, and implementation for new customers
in ≤ 1 week.
• Added push notification capabilities (Firebase) and biometric authentication via Touch ID, Face ID, and Finger Scan.
• Accelerated test/deployment cycles via ground-up build of mobile CircleCI pipeline and migration from HockeyApp
to Microsoft App Center.
PIVOTUS VENTURES, acquired by Kony, Inc., Menlo Park, CA Feb 2018 – Oct 2018
Senior Mobile Developer & Build Engineer
Drove mobile strategy for innovation subsidiary of Umpqua Bank. Performed React Native front-end mobile development for
Engage, pioneering banking chat platform that offers consumers the capability to select dedicated banking representative for
1:1 customer support.
• Designed and configured front-end push notifications in Amazon SNS for both ASPN (iOS) and Firebase (Android),
deployed via App Store, Google Play, and live code push.
• Developed React Native front-end on native iOS and Android extension for live banker-carousel technology.
• Automated release testing and deployment using Circle CI and Hockey App for continuous integration and delivery.
ATHLETE TRAINING CLUB, New York, NY (HQ) / Virtual Jun 2017 – Jan 2018
Web & Mobile Developer
Helmed all product technology stack decisions for multiple projects, including Athlete Training Club, front-/back-end web
development in Ruby on Rails and hybrid iOS app development (Ionic) with RESTful interface to Ruby backend; Arctic Ease,
WordPress ecommerce site; and Memory Bank, lifestyle Rails/Bootstrap website for digital time capsule creation.

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201.572.8564 | Boonton Township, NJ | danfunny@me.com | LinkedIn.com/in/coughlindan | Portfolio | Github
ATHLETE TRAINING CLUB, New York, NY (HQ) / Virtual …Continued
• Leveraged Heroku Rails PaaS for continuous delivery and AWS S3 buckets for static asset storage.
• Optimized consistency and reliability of user connectivity to AWS infrastructure using Route 53.
CANFIELD SCIENTIFIC, Parsippany, NJ Oct 2016 – Feb 2017
Senior iOS Developer
Authored clinical iPad applications using RESTful services in Swift 3 for privately held biotech firm. Created applications for
high-end imaging systems used by physicians nationwide. Innovative apps enabled clinical review of live patient data, including
market-leading Alopecia severity testing and cancer cell analysis.
• Automated iOS App Store development and release workflow via implementation of Fastlane.
• Introduced Xcode Server to enable continuous integration, streamlining and automating build, analysis, testing, and
archiving of iOS apps to ensure 100% availability for release.
CAREER SABBATICAL Oct 2015 – Sept 2016
iOS Developer / Technical Author
Completed self-study in Swift and launched Litesteps app in 2016. Pedometer application has 5K+ downloads and uses iPhone’s
built-in motion coprocessor. Concurrently authored course materials for Pluralsight, international online technical training
service, on integrating Apple’s CloudKit into iOS applications. (Additional iOS app in 2011.) (Let’s add links)
MONETISE AMERICAS, City, State (HQ) / Virtual Oct 2007 – Sept 2015
Solution Architect & Mobile Technical Director
Directed US technical team, leading technology organization through launch and growth stages as company grew—from 50 to
1,000+ employees. Built out mobile platform and team from ground-up, developing native/hybrid applications for iPhone,
Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile in J2ME, Brew, and PhoneGap.
• Revolutionized mobile banking as 1st
-to-market provider of text alerts for IRS refunds from H&R Block.
• Architected RESTful/SOAP web services application tethered to J2EE/Linux/Oracle backend for largest single client,
FIS, that supported 4.5M active users on 120 uniquely branded iOS/Android mobile clients.
FIDELITY INFORMATION SERVICES (FIS), City, State Jan 2005 – Oct 2007
Solution Architect
Advised on technical capabilities for growing portfolio of NYCE ATM switch interfaces that generated millions in interchange
fees annually. Distilled complex platform decisions into actionable plans for senior executives, serving as technical expert
during proposals, due diligence, and solution implementation.
RESPONSE DATA CORPORATION, acquired by FIS, City, State Apr 1996 – Dec 2004
CTO & Lead Developer
Led redesign and development of electronic credit card balance transfer system that scaled to process over 2 million transfers
annually—$4B in consumer payments—for customers including Bank of America, Chase, and Wells Fargo. Architected system
in Delphi with SQL Server backend on Wintel platform. Acquired by FIS in 2007.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Rutgers University – BS in Computer Science (1994)
Big Nerd Ranch – Advanced iOS Programming (2015) / Advanced iOS Bootcamp (2010)
Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (2011 & 2016)